Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra
研究了危地马拉城和阿克拉贫民窟母亲的工作、儿童照护和收入，发现正规部门重要性影响照护决策，但日托价格和距离对收入影响不显著。
Abstract This paper analyses work, childcare, and earnings of mothers in the slums of Guatemala City and Accra. Similar factors affect decisions to work and to use formal daycare, but the importance of childcare varies with the role of the formal labour sector. In Guatemala, where formal sector work is important, higher prices for informal care increase formal daycare use. However, daycare prices and proximity to daycare centers do not significantly affect earnings in Guatemala City and Accra, respectively. Providing formal daycare may be more important to mothers' decision to work in cities where formal sector work dominates.